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The Black Rose

Written by: Thomas B. Costain
Narrated by: David Case
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Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East.

©1998 Thomas B. Costain (P)2010 Random House
Great Britain Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Medieval Fiction England Mongol Empire
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"Solid in its facts, colorful and romantic...a rich and remarkable historical tapestry." ( Christian Science Monitor)

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I have enjoyed this book since first reading it as a teenager. Even the astoundingly insipid and inept performance by David Case wasn’t enough to stop me listening. If I had the time I would prefer to sit down with the book, but alas.
The setting historically accurate, with romance drama and detail craftily woven throughout by Costain.

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